"Spit it out!"
"General He, the Dongjing Army is attacking! They're coming!"
"How is this possible?!"
He Biao lifted the soldier up and said, "The young governor's troops are in front of us. How could the Dongjing Army possibly get through?"
"It's absolutely true, we're only five li away from Nantong City!"
"Have you found out how many people there are?"
"Approximately, approximately one hundred thousand!"
Upon hearing this, He Biao's eyes widened in anger. He threw the soldier to the ground and said, "One hundred thousand men! This is not a surprise attack by the Dongjing Army; they are going to attack the city!"
"Vice General He!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Strengthen the defenses of the north gate and mobilize the soldiers to fight the enemy!"
The soldier got up from the ground and said, "General He, they weren't coming for the north gate..."
Which door is that?
"They split into two groups and came from the east and west gates at the same time."
"This is outrageous!"
He Biao strode out of the hall and shouted, "Deputy General He, you guard the east gate, and I, the general, will guard the west gate. If they dare to come at me, I will make sure they don't leave alive!"
"promise!"
The rain was torrential.
A fierce siege has begun at the west gate.
After arriving at the city, Zhao Hu did not stop and immediately launched an attack on Nantong City.
The team did not have many siege weapons. In addition to ramming the gate, the soldiers formed human ladders to let those who were good at fighting rush to the top of the city wall.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows!" He Biao personally directed from the city wall, slapping the shoulder of the archer beside him hard.
The archers dared not slacken their pace, drawing their bows taut.
"Snap!"
The bow broke before the arrow could be released.
He Biao asked, "What happened?"
"General He, this bow has been soaked for too long and can't withstand too much force..."
"Are they all broken? Aren't there still some that work?"
"Yes, but since you ordered that we must gather enough supplies for 50,000 men, the quartermaster had to use inferior materials, which has resulted in the current uneven quality of our supplies."
"You bastard!"
"Snap!"
"Snap!!"
"Snap!!!"
The sound of arrows breaking echoed everywhere. In a volley of arrows, less than a hundred fell into the hands of the Dongjing army, causing them no real harm.
"They're coming up! Block them with men! We absolutely cannot let them into the city!"
He Biao swung his great axe and knocked down a Dongjing soldier who had climbed up, shouting, "The city has fallen, and we will all die!"
"kill!!!"
“Swish, swish, swish—”
The attacking Dongjing army also began to fire arrows, and arrows pierced through the armor of the Southern Zhou soldiers, causing a large number of them to fall on the city wall.
One soldier cried out, "Our armor is soaked through; it's no match for us!"
He Biao blocked an opening and roared, "We have to stop them even if we can't! Men! One falls, another is placed in our place!"
More and more Dongjing soldiers climbed onto the city wall. The Nanzhou soldiers' bows and arrows and armor were ruined by the water, and many of their weapons were rusted. In the clash of weapons, the Nanzhou army was clearly at a disadvantage.
He Biao, however, was extremely brave and never retreated an inch. Many Dongjing soldiers had already fallen under his great axe.
Seeing this, Zhao Hu observed for a while, then drew his sword, tapped it on the horse's back, leaped up, took several steps on the city wall, and then jumped in front of He Biao, slashing down with his sword!
Clang!
He Biao used the axe blade to block, and gusts of wind swept across his face and sides, instantly revealing wounds on his face caused by the force of the blade.
"A two-section blade, what domineering power!"
He Biao exclaimed in surprise, "But it won't be easy for you to break my defenses!"
"Yeah?"
Zhao Hu chuckled, leaped down the wall to the foot of the city, glanced up at He Biao, and said, "Breaking you was not easy, but breaking through the city is nothing."
After speaking, Zhao Hu walked to the city gate, raised his sword with both hands, and displayed a strength even greater than the one he had used against He Biao earlier.
With a single slash!
The soldiers in front of the gate quickly moved aside. A shockwave flashed across the city gate, and then the gate shattered in two, revealing pairs of terrified eyes behind it.
Zhao Hu raised his broken sword high and shouted, "Take the city!!!"
The situation was similar at the East Gate. The Southern Zhou army, whose weapons were damaged, could not stop the unstoppable Eastern Jing army. Heng Wenhao took the lead, climbed the city wall and killed Deputy General He. He broke through the gate in no time.
"Let's go, General He! The east and west city gates have been breached; we can't hold them any longer!" He Biao's attendants pulled him down from the city walls.
"Where is Deputy General He?"
"They've already been killed in action."
He Biao tapped his helmet, knowing he was powerless to change the situation, and said in frustration, "The young commander and the strategist entrusted Nantong City to me, but I lost it. How can I face them now? I might as well fight to the death and kill a few more!"
"General He, please don't do this. The army is in dire need of manpower right now. It's not worth it for you to die here!"
His followers knelt down one after another, pleading, "General, if you don't leave, none of us brothers will leave. Please leave more men for Southern Zhou!"
"Yes, General, let's retreat!!"
"General, it will be too late if we don't leave now!!"
"Ahhhhh!!!" He Biao slammed his axe against the city wall, roaring, "Zhao Cheng, I will never forgive you!! Retreat!!!"
...
Yang Qingzhi led a large army to the city of Nantong.
The commander's flag fluttered atop the city wall, clearly bearing the name Zhao.
The man in the gray robe sighed, looked up at the gloomy sky, and said, "Nantong City has changed hands, and it's ironic that we had to hear about it at this time after almost a month of rain."
"May God bless Zhao Cheng."
Yang Qingzhi gritted his teeth in hatred and stared at the city wall, saying, "Taking Nantong City now is our last chance."
The man in the gray robe didn't speak, but simply shook his head.
At this moment, Zhao Hu and Heng Wenhao appeared from the city wall.
Zhao Hu, holding a megaphone, shouted, "Little Commander, your He Biao has run south! Go and meet up with him quickly! I'm afraid he might do something rash and take his own life before he even sees you!"
"Stop your arrogance!" Li Yunqing pointed his spear at Zhao Hu and roared, "Do you dare to come out of the city and fight me?!"
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Zhao Hu pouted and said, "If you're so capable, try attacking the city again. If you can get in, I'll play with you."
"Damn it!" Li Yunqing volunteered, "Young Commander, you're right. Now is our last chance to attack Nantong City. If we can retake Nantong City, we can drive Zhao Cheng back to Jiangxia Pass!"
Hahahaha—
Zhao Hu, standing atop the city wall, burst into laughter and exclaimed, "How naive!"
Zhao Hu held up a megaphone and shouted down to the city walls, "Soldiers of the Southern Zhou army! How are you? Your provisions are all in the city, and most of them have been soaked and moldy by the rain! You want to attack the city? Are you going to fight on an empty stomach?"
"Also, my great general is right behind you, and General Tuo Tie is charging towards you! Just a friendly reminder, if you don't leave now, you won't be able to escape!"
Yang Qingzhi squinted and said, "As expected of Zhao Cheng's close attendant, his mouth is just as foul as his master's."
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